Daniels v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, the trial court found Kenan Daniels guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Daniels appeals, contending the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. As we find that the trial court erred by denying Daniels’ motion to suppress, we must reverse his conviction and remand the case to the trial court with direction to grant Daniels’ motion to suppress.

In this State,

[w]hen an appellate court reviews a trial court’s decision on a motion to suppress, our responsibility is to ensure that there was a substantial…